I really feel sorry for Don Jr as I said at the time,
from now on his birthday will be marred because it is
the day after his father's cremation.
Every other member of the family gets together to
celebrate their birthday but this year we did not
do that for Donald.
I asked him to come to Cliff's after he dropped off
the children and he did. So I gave him his present
then. It was the little Collingwood bear, that Cliff
had thrown out of the house because it was a
COLLINGWOOD bear.
Also the red and white Jim Bean Top. I got the x
large as he is a big boy but he complained to Meg
on his birthday (on Monday) that I must not know
his size as it was HUGH. I like them to be roomy
on a bloke. He was hoping that Meg would be jealous
but I think it was Simon that was into the Jim Bean
'goodies' even though it is Meg's drink.
Meg went up and cooked him a meal, but it was not
a late night as he had to go to work early the next
day. Don't know what Kath did for him.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
2nd April 2009
Well it is now one year since Don Snr died.
Kath was crying over the littlest thing while we did
scrapbooking on Wednesday.
Donald has been biting my head off all week and Meg
is just her usual snapping self. Sometimes I think
she has permanent P.M.S.
We went to the top pub for lunch where Anglea joined
us.
I told them stories of Don Snr's life as as a child.
Some of these stories my children had already heard.
I also told them of how I met Don, which they had not
heard.
Most of us had the $9.95 special lunch which was just
enough. Don Meg and Angela had the 'normal' meal as
they werestraving and it was half the size again of
the lunch time special meal.
All up it was a good lunch and a great day. We left
laughing and not crying.
I think we truly celebrated Don's life rather than
grieved over his death.
That is the way I want to be remembered not with grief
but with happiness.
I want people to be glad they knew me rather than sad
that I am no longer with them.
Kath was crying over the littlest thing while we did
scrapbooking on Wednesday.
Donald has been biting my head off all week and Meg
is just her usual snapping self. Sometimes I think
she has permanent P.M.S.
We went to the top pub for lunch where Anglea joined
us.
I told them stories of Don Snr's life as as a child.
Some of these stories my children had already heard.
I also told them of how I met Don, which they had not
heard.
Most of us had the $9.95 special lunch which was just
enough. Don Meg and Angela had the 'normal' meal as
they werestraving and it was half the size again of
the lunch time special meal.
All up it was a good lunch and a great day. We left
laughing and not crying.
I think we truly celebrated Don's life rather than
grieved over his death.
That is the way I want to be remembered not with grief
but with happiness.
I want people to be glad they knew me rather than sad
that I am no longer with them.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Monday 30 th March
Well I met Kath as planned and we went to Curves and I got
my $5 auction money. However they were very busy and Brenda
was a triffle brusque, which Kath found offensive. Also
there was a bit too much pressure to join both from Brenda
and Maria.
But I reckon I did not do too badly as I only bought along
two people and one of them joined, some people came in with
up to six friends and family and none joined!
Kath was staying in Morwell till 4 p.m. when Nathan was
picking her up on his way back from exchanging a car part
in Traralgon.
So we used the time to go up to Donald's house and help
clean it up. Kath did the bathroom and toilet and I did
the stove top, micro wave and the outside of the stove.
I got Donald to do the inside of the oven and the racks.
I did the washing up, as well as dusting the mantle and
cleaning the table in the lounge room.
The place had to look fit for Uncle Bill who was planning
on coming down to spend the 2nd April through to the 5th
with the kids, because it has been a year since Don Snr
died. But Bill rang on Wednesday to say he would not be
able to come after all as his car was playing up and the
money he was going to use for the trip would be needed
to fix the car.
my $5 auction money. However they were very busy and Brenda
was a triffle brusque, which Kath found offensive. Also
there was a bit too much pressure to join both from Brenda
and Maria.
But I reckon I did not do too badly as I only bought along
two people and one of them joined, some people came in with
up to six friends and family and none joined!
Kath was staying in Morwell till 4 p.m. when Nathan was
picking her up on his way back from exchanging a car part
in Traralgon.
So we used the time to go up to Donald's house and help
clean it up. Kath did the bathroom and toilet and I did
the stove top, micro wave and the outside of the stove.
I got Donald to do the inside of the oven and the racks.
I did the washing up, as well as dusting the mantle and
cleaning the table in the lounge room.
The place had to look fit for Uncle Bill who was planning
on coming down to spend the 2nd April through to the 5th
with the kids, because it has been a year since Don Snr
died. But Bill rang on Wednesday to say he would not be
able to come after all as his car was playing up and the
money he was going to use for the trip would be needed
to fix the car.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
What a Friday...
and it wasn't even the 13th! Firstly I was running late to
do my deliveries, but I managed to get to the shop on time,
only to find that Kath had not arrived.
I rang her and Nathan answered. He had mistakenly taken
Kath's phone ( wasted cost) so I then had to ring her on
his phone. She had completely forgotten about coming down
to go to the gym with me.
As he was out and she had Ryley it meant that I had to
cancel the gym appointment and make another one for Monday.
When I got home I found that my water botle had leaked.
In fact three quarters of it was laying in the bottom of my
bag!
I was lucky I had made the appontment with Michelle Edgell
for 12 p.m. as it was quite a mess to clean up.
I arrived at Michelle's only about two minutes late. But as
I turned off at Gunn's Gully I had realized that I had
forgotten Heather's order, Because of the Reflection Center
I had put it in a box in the laundry and that was were it was
still sitting!
But worse was to come as we were sorting out the orders I
realized I had also left most of Michelle's and Tracery's
order in a box on the dinning room table!
Heather lives in Morwell and we arranged that when she picked
her daughter up from schoo, I would drop off the two boxes.
Thankfully all went well with that!
I had prepared a package of PartyLite material for Paula only
to find that when I tried to call her my mobile phone it was
not working. It then hit me it was also in the bottom of my
bag when the water leaked!
I had no idea of her home address to drop off the material.
I had written an acceptance for Janette's wedding and dropped
that off with no problems.
When I got home I was really cross as the phone was still not
working. I tried leaving it in the sun to dry out when I
brought in the towels and hung out the second load but it
still did not work. I had wanted to ring Lena about her order.
About an hour later Lena rang and said she had all her money
for me so I took around her items but found that I had forgotten
her large candle and that the gift certificate that I thought
was mine was actually hers!
Dropped off the presents for Maddie and Sam. As Don was not home
I left them on the back verandah. Then dropped off tghe stuff
at Lena's but I forgot to ask her about coming to the gym next
week.
For the first time this year I got to Cliff's before 6.15 p.m.
only to have to wait till 6.30 p.m. before he came home!
I was really thankful that nothing further went wrong!
do my deliveries, but I managed to get to the shop on time,
only to find that Kath had not arrived.
I rang her and Nathan answered. He had mistakenly taken
Kath's phone ( wasted cost) so I then had to ring her on
his phone. She had completely forgotten about coming down
to go to the gym with me.
As he was out and she had Ryley it meant that I had to
cancel the gym appointment and make another one for Monday.
When I got home I found that my water botle had leaked.
In fact three quarters of it was laying in the bottom of my
bag!
I was lucky I had made the appontment with Michelle Edgell
for 12 p.m. as it was quite a mess to clean up.
I arrived at Michelle's only about two minutes late. But as
I turned off at Gunn's Gully I had realized that I had
forgotten Heather's order, Because of the Reflection Center
I had put it in a box in the laundry and that was were it was
still sitting!
But worse was to come as we were sorting out the orders I
realized I had also left most of Michelle's and Tracery's
order in a box on the dinning room table!
Heather lives in Morwell and we arranged that when she picked
her daughter up from schoo, I would drop off the two boxes.
Thankfully all went well with that!
I had prepared a package of PartyLite material for Paula only
to find that when I tried to call her my mobile phone it was
not working. It then hit me it was also in the bottom of my
bag when the water leaked!
I had no idea of her home address to drop off the material.
I had written an acceptance for Janette's wedding and dropped
that off with no problems.
When I got home I was really cross as the phone was still not
working. I tried leaving it in the sun to dry out when I
brought in the towels and hung out the second load but it
still did not work. I had wanted to ring Lena about her order.
About an hour later Lena rang and said she had all her money
for me so I took around her items but found that I had forgotten
her large candle and that the gift certificate that I thought
was mine was actually hers!
Dropped off the presents for Maddie and Sam. As Don was not home
I left them on the back verandah. Then dropped off tghe stuff
at Lena's but I forgot to ask her about coming to the gym next
week.
For the first time this year I got to Cliff's before 6.15 p.m.
only to have to wait till 6.30 p.m. before he came home!
I was really thankful that nothing further went wrong!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Scrapbooking at Kath's
Was disappointed to find that Kath had not brought any
of my gear out from the shed and as I was half an hour
late it meant that I did not get started till about 10
a.m. Kath had brought her stuff out!
Also Kirsten was at home sick and she hung around me
sulking because she could not help and she was bored!
I was lucky to get one page done and then Kirsten wrecked
it as I had an arrow pointing at the photo and decised to
put black ribbon around the photo and she saw that the arrow
was not pressed down and as I was cutting off a lenght of
ribbon she decided to 'help' by pressing down the arrow!
Of course I then had to try and get it up again to put the
ribbon around the picture and two of the stones came off and
it ended up being an arrow with NO POINT on it! Bad enough
when I wreck a layout but I was really pleased with this one
as every thing was going gerat till then.
I don't think in all the layouts I have done that there is ONE
that I have been 100% pleased with!
of my gear out from the shed and as I was half an hour
late it meant that I did not get started till about 10
a.m. Kath had brought her stuff out!
Also Kirsten was at home sick and she hung around me
sulking because she could not help and she was bored!
I was lucky to get one page done and then Kirsten wrecked
it as I had an arrow pointing at the photo and decised to
put black ribbon around the photo and she saw that the arrow
was not pressed down and as I was cutting off a lenght of
ribbon she decided to 'help' by pressing down the arrow!
Of course I then had to try and get it up again to put the
ribbon around the picture and two of the stones came off and
it ended up being an arrow with NO POINT on it! Bad enough
when I wreck a layout but I was really pleased with this one
as every thing was going gerat till then.
I don't think in all the layouts I have done that there is ONE
that I have been 100% pleased with!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Spotlight V.I.P. Sale
Well Kath and I had a ball at the sale. I was very good and
only spend $19, but then I have a lot of materials already.
Kath on the other hand has almost nothing and spent $156 and
now has albums for all the kids foe school and sport plus
enough to do her wedding album.
We can't wait till next Wednesday.
only spend $19, but then I have a lot of materials already.
Kath on the other hand has almost nothing and spent $156 and
now has albums for all the kids foe school and sport plus
enough to do her wedding album.
We can't wait till next Wednesday.
Scrapbooking Wednesdays
Well I have been going to Kath's as planned for scrap
booking, but as yet we have not done one layout. We
have sorted out photos and embellisments and looked
through books for ideas and are now going shopping on
Friday 20th March to stock up at the 40% off sale at
Spotlight.
So it has taken six weeks and 4 visits to get this far
but hopefully next week we can get a few layouts done.
I want to catch up on the events of last year and Kath
wants to do her wedding album and scrap some of those
photos.
booking, but as yet we have not done one layout. We
have sorted out photos and embellisments and looked
through books for ideas and are now going shopping on
Friday 20th March to stock up at the 40% off sale at
Spotlight.
So it has taken six weeks and 4 visits to get this far
but hopefully next week we can get a few layouts done.
I want to catch up on the events of last year and Kath
wants to do her wedding album and scrap some of those
photos.
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